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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 425 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €242.21 vs €299.63
  • Up to 16% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-12700F - €3.41 vs €4.05 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Starfield than Ryzen 9 5900X - 74 vs 71 FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

71

96%

Value, €/FPS

€3.41/FPS

100%

Price, €

€242.21

100%

Value Winner

Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 242.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

74

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.05/FPS

84%

Price, €

€299.63

80%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz

Buy for 299.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

92%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2362

100%

Multi-Core

11527

97%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

vs
Intel Core i7-12700F Logo

Core i7-12700F

Nov 5th, 2020Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i7
VermeerCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12Cores12
24
Threads20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
105 WTDP
65 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier21.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

PCs Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-12700F

With selected game settings

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141.04

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242.21

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432.06

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
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348.9

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

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242.21

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Ryzen 5 4500

75.94

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

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87.82

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219

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178

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299.63

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126

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299.63

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
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97

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

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301.44

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299.63

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227.77

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299.63

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169.29

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299.63

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464.44

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Core i7-12700F

299.63

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Ryzen 9 7900X

359.87

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Core i7-12700F

299.63

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Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

412.88

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Core i7-12700F

299.63

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Ryzen 5 5600

141.72

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Core i7-12700F

299.63

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

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Ryzen 9 7950X

520

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314

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299.63

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183.59

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Core i7-12700F

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299.63

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Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

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194.9

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Core i7-12700F

299.63

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

249

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
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141.04

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

253.8

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

504.42

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

299.63

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

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